Category: Fine Arts
Ripon College Orchestra will perform April 29
Ripon College’s Orchestra will perform at 3:15 p.m., Sunday. April 29. The concert will be held in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Adjunct Instructor of Music Michael Lund Ziegler is the conductor. The musical selections for the program are “Pasotale D’ete,” by Arthur Honegger; “Dixtuor d’instruments à vent,” by Darius Milhaud; […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
College Days honored in awards competition
College Days, Ripon College’s student newspaper, won 11 awards from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association in the 2017 WCMA Better Newspaper Contest Awards. The publication won an honorable mention in the category of General Excellence, the top award available, indicating that it is judged to be one of the best overall college papers in the state. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Ripon College Jazz Ensemble to perform April 27
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27. The concert will be held in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich is the conductor. Admission to the concert is free. Selections will include several Latin jazz pieces by jazz pianist […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Music students will present recital April 24
The Department of Music will present a student recital at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 24. The concert will be in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Students who will be performing are: Mli>Callista DeCramer ’20 of Princeton, Wisconsin Lauren Good ’19 of Wautoma, Wisconsin Margaret Goodwin ’18 of Port Washington, Wisconsin John […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert rescheduled for May 2
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert, previously postponed because of the recent snowstorm, has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich is the conductor, and Kate Myszewski ’19 of Appleton, Wisconsin, will conduct one selection. Selections will be […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Senior studio art majors to exhibit work beginning Friday
Work by senior student art majors will be exhibited Friday, April 27, through May 13 in the lobby of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is a culmination of the students’ studies at Ripon College. Featured artists are Keeley Eames of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and Caryssa Waite of Princeton, Wisconsin. Art history major Elizabeth […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon Colleges choirs will perform finale concert April 22
The Ripon College Chamber Singers and Choral Union will present their Choral Finale Concert Sunday, April 22. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. John C. Hughes is the conductor, and Maria Kaiser Dietrich is the accompanist. Chamber Singers will perform “Five […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Music fraternity students to present musical showcase April 20
Student members of Mu Phi Epsilon, an international professional music fraternity, will present a Student Showcase April 20 in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Selections will include: Owen Reynolds ’18 of Wales, Wisconsin, conductor “Danny Boy,” an old Irish air, with Margaret Goodwin ’18 of Port Washington, Wisconsin, soprano, and Grace […]
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Margaret Goodwin ’18 to present vocal recital, April 21
Senior Margaret Goodwin ’18 of Port Washington, Wisconsin, will present her vocal recital Saturday, April 21, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 2 p.m. in the newly renovated Demmer Recital Hall located in C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Goodwin will perform “Die Forelle,” by Franz Schubert, “Lascia Ch’io Pianga,” by George Frideric […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert cancelled
UPDATE: The Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert scheduled for Sunday, April 15, at 3:15 p.m. has been cancelled. We will make plans for an alternate performance at a future date. ————————————————————————– The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform at 3:15 p.m., Sunday, April 15. This will be the first concert held in the newly renovated […]
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Chamber Singers and Choral Union to perform April 22
The Ripon College Chamber Singers and Choral Union will perform in the Choral Finale Concert at 3:15 p.m., Sunday, April 22. Singers from Green Lake Middle School of Green Lake, Wisconsin will also join them. The concert will be held in the newly renovated Demmer Recital Hall in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. […]
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Four Student-Directed One Act Plays Run April 13 and 14
Ripon College’s annual student-directed One Act Play Festival runs Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, with four performances starting at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The content is for mature audiences due to language. Selections include Mere Mortals by David Ives, directed by David Firari ‘18 of Fort […]
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Women’s history, activism focus of exhibit to open March 29
“A Time of Expectant Hopes,” artwork by Pete Railand and Jenna Valoe, will be on view March 29 through May 4 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. An artist’s talk and opening will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the lobby of Rodman Center. Gallery […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Ripon College Chamber Singers to go on Midwest tour March 9-13
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will conduct their annual tour during spring break March 9-13. John C. Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, is the conductor. The ensemble will perform a variety of unaccompanied choral works, including a wide variety of works from Renaissance madrigals to new arrangements of Native American […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
Award-winning poet Maggie Smith to speak at Ripon College Feb. 28
Maggie Smith, an award-winning poet, freelance writer and editor who lives in Bexley, Ohio, will read from her work Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Ripon College. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library and is free and open to the public. Books will be available for cash purchase and signing. Smith is the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Tony Award-winning musical opens Feb. 28 at Ripon College
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a Tony Award-wining musical, will be performed by the Ripon College Department of Theatre and Department of Music at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1-3. The show will be performed in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. This modern musical is a blend of music […]
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Owen Reynolds to present his senior recital Feb. 25
Owen Reynolds ’18 of Wales, Wisconsin, will present his senior vocal recital Sunday, Feb. 25, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 3:15 p.m. at Our Saviour’s United Church of Christ, 343 Scott St., Ripon. Selections will include works by Beethoven, Bach and Haydn. Reynolds, a bass, has been a member of the Ripon […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Theatre major Jimmy Balistreri ’19 excels at regional theatre festival
Theatre major Jimmy Balistreri ’19 has achieved a first in Ripon College history: becoming both an Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition semi-finalist and a Design and Technical Management finalist in the same week, Jan. 9-14. Balistreri has attended the annual Kennedy Center for the Arts Theatre Festival (KCACTF) for all three years that he has […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Artworks from Ripon College collection loaned for museum exhibit
Two pieces of artwork from the Ripon College permanent collection are included in an exhibit, “Masterpieces of the Valley,” which will be on view Feb. 10 through May 27 at the Paine Art Center in Oshkosh. The exhibit includes works from the Paine collection as well as regional institutions, including Ripon College, Oshkosh Public Museum, […]
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Singer/composer, area high school students to perform Feb. 10 at Ripon College
Singer/composer Moira Smiley will perform Saturday, Feb. 10, at Ripon College as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in First Congregational Church, 220 Ransom St., Ripon. Ticket information is available by calling 920-748-8791. She also will participate in the fourth annual Ripon College Choral […]
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